Walter Dellinger
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Walter Dellinger was a prominent American constitutional law scholar and former acting U.S. Solicitor General known for his influential work in Supreme Court advocacy and legal academia.
All labels observed (1)
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| Walter Dellinger canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1218315 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Walter Dellinger Context triple: [Duke University School of Law, hasNotableFaculty, Walter Dellinger]
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Eldon Davis
Eldon Davis was an American architect best known for helping popularize the futuristic, car-oriented Googie style in mid-20th-century roadside and commercial buildings.
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B.
Timothy P. Boyle
Timothy P. Boyle is an American businessman best known as the longtime president and CEO who led Columbia Sportswear’s growth into a major global outdoor apparel company.
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C.
Richard T. Rives
Richard T. Rives was a U.S. federal appellate judge known for his influential civil rights decisions during the mid-20th century, particularly in cases challenging racial segregation in the American South.
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D.
Dennis J. Picard
Dennis J. Picard was a prominent engineer and leader in radar technology whose contributions to the field led the IEEE to name its prestigious Medal for Radar Technologies and Applications in his honor.
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E.
Timothy O. Lane
Timothy O. Lane is an individual notable enough to be specifically cited as a bearer of the surname Lane, likely for professional or public contributions in his field.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Walter Dellinger Target entity description: Walter Dellinger was a prominent American constitutional law scholar and former acting U.S. Solicitor General known for his influential work in Supreme Court advocacy and legal academia.
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A.
Eldon Davis
Eldon Davis was an American architect best known for helping popularize the futuristic, car-oriented Googie style in mid-20th-century roadside and commercial buildings.
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B.
Timothy P. Boyle
Timothy P. Boyle is an American businessman best known as the longtime president and CEO who led Columbia Sportswear’s growth into a major global outdoor apparel company.
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C.
Richard T. Rives
Richard T. Rives was a U.S. federal appellate judge known for his influential civil rights decisions during the mid-20th century, particularly in cases challenging racial segregation in the American South.
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D.
Dennis J. Picard
Dennis J. Picard was a prominent engineer and leader in radar technology whose contributions to the field led the IEEE to name its prestigious Medal for Radar Technologies and Applications in his honor.
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E.
Timothy O. Lane
Timothy O. Lane is an individual notable enough to be specifically cited as a bearer of the surname Lane, likely for professional or public contributions in his field.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States government official
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constitutional law scholar ⓘ human ⓘ lawyer ⓘ legal academic ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline | law ⓘ |
| academicRank | professor of law ⓘ |
| areaOfInfluence |
American constitutional interpretation
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United States Supreme Court jurisprudence ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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Yale Law School ⓘ |
| employer |
Duke University School of Law
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O'Melveny & Myers ⓘ
surface form:
O’Melveny & Myers
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| familyName | Dellinger ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Supreme Court advocacy
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constitutional law ⓘ |
| genre | legal scholarship ⓘ |
| givenName | Walter ⓘ |
| hasHonorificTitle | Professor ⓘ |
| knownFor |
service as acting U.S. Solicitor General
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service as head of the Office of Legal Counsel ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| legalSpecialty |
appellate litigation
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constitutional law ⓘ |
| legalSystem | common law ⓘ |
| memberOf | Democratic Party ⓘ |
| name | Walter Dellinger self-link ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Supreme Court oral advocacy
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influential constitutional law scholarship ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Office of Legal Counsel opinions during the Clinton administration
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Supreme Court briefs and arguments as acting Solicitor General ⓘ |
| occupation |
lawyer
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legal scholar ⓘ professor ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Legal Counsel
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Solicitor General of the United States ⓘ
surface form:
acting Solicitor General of the United States
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| taughtAt | Duke University ⓘ |
| workedFor |
Clinton administration
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United States Department of Justice ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Walter Dellinger Description of subject: Walter Dellinger was a prominent American constitutional law scholar and former acting U.S. Solicitor General known for his influential work in Supreme Court advocacy and legal academia.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.